Effects of ATOC Sounds on the Harbor Seal, Phoca Vitulina Richardsi, in Monterey Bay
The purpose of this study was to determine any effects of ATOC signals (low frequency sounds) on the diving behavior and heart rate of harbor seals near Point Sur, California. Harbor seals (n=149; 92 males, 57 females) were captured in Elkhorn Slough, California between June 1994 and November 1996....
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ftdtic:ADA330718 2023-05-15T16:33:05+02:00 Effects of ATOC Sounds on the Harbor Seal, Phoca Vitulina Richardsi, in Monterey Bay Harvey, James T. Eguchi, Tomoharu MOSS LANDING MARINE LABS CA 1997-03-08 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA330718 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA330718 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA330718 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Biology Acoustics *UNDERWATER SOUND *SEALS(STOPPERS) *AQUATIC ANIMALS *SEALS(MAMMALS) *SOUND GENERATORS SUNSET DEPTH VARIABLES CALIFORNIA NIGHT MONITORS BEHAVIOR RANGE(DISTANCE) HEART RATE BEACHES LOW FREQUENCY HARBORS DIVING TRANSMISSION LOSS SUBMARINE CANYONS SEAMOUNTS PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI Text 1997 ftdtic 2016-02-19T21:01:23Z The purpose of this study was to determine any effects of ATOC signals (low frequency sounds) on the diving behavior and heart rate of harbor seals near Point Sur, California. Harbor seals (n=149; 92 males, 57 females) were captured in Elkhorn Slough, California between June 1994 and November 1996. To determine diving and foraging behavior, time-depth-recorders (TDRs) and radio tags were placed on 33 harbor seals and 19 also outfitted with heart rate monitors. Radio-tagged harbor seals occasionally moved from Elkhorn Slongh to haul-out sites at Ano Nucvo, Monterey, Point Lobos. Yankee Point, and Point Sur, all returned to the slough. Harbor seals fed on the oceanic shelf, along the shelf break of the Monterey Submarine Canyon, and off Sunset State Beach. Twenty-eightTDRs were recovered (n=16,403 dives), more dives were recorded at night (mean=574 dives) than daytime (mean=337 dives). There was no difference in the duration or depth of dives between daytime and nighttime. Harbor seal dives sometimes exceeded 500 m depth and 30 min duration. Because of variable heart rates and the behavior of seals we were unable to determine if there was any effect of the ATOC-like sounds projected toward harbor seals underwater. Based on transmission loss, depth of dive, and distance harbor seal occur from shore, we concluded there is negligible chance that harbor seals would be affected by the ATOC sound source on Pioneer Seamount. Text harbor seal Phoca vitulina Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Lobos ENVELOPE(-60.767,-60.767,-62.450,-62.450) Yankee ENVELOPE(-59.769,-59.769,-62.526,-62.526) |
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Biology Acoustics *UNDERWATER SOUND *SEALS(STOPPERS) *AQUATIC ANIMALS *SEALS(MAMMALS) *SOUND GENERATORS SUNSET DEPTH VARIABLES CALIFORNIA NIGHT MONITORS BEHAVIOR RANGE(DISTANCE) HEART RATE BEACHES LOW FREQUENCY HARBORS DIVING TRANSMISSION LOSS SUBMARINE CANYONS SEAMOUNTS PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI |
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Biology Acoustics *UNDERWATER SOUND *SEALS(STOPPERS) *AQUATIC ANIMALS *SEALS(MAMMALS) *SOUND GENERATORS SUNSET DEPTH VARIABLES CALIFORNIA NIGHT MONITORS BEHAVIOR RANGE(DISTANCE) HEART RATE BEACHES LOW FREQUENCY HARBORS DIVING TRANSMISSION LOSS SUBMARINE CANYONS SEAMOUNTS PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI Harvey, James T. Eguchi, Tomoharu Effects of ATOC Sounds on the Harbor Seal, Phoca Vitulina Richardsi, in Monterey Bay |
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Biology Acoustics *UNDERWATER SOUND *SEALS(STOPPERS) *AQUATIC ANIMALS *SEALS(MAMMALS) *SOUND GENERATORS SUNSET DEPTH VARIABLES CALIFORNIA NIGHT MONITORS BEHAVIOR RANGE(DISTANCE) HEART RATE BEACHES LOW FREQUENCY HARBORS DIVING TRANSMISSION LOSS SUBMARINE CANYONS SEAMOUNTS PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI |
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The purpose of this study was to determine any effects of ATOC signals (low frequency sounds) on the diving behavior and heart rate of harbor seals near Point Sur, California. Harbor seals (n=149; 92 males, 57 females) were captured in Elkhorn Slough, California between June 1994 and November 1996. To determine diving and foraging behavior, time-depth-recorders (TDRs) and radio tags were placed on 33 harbor seals and 19 also outfitted with heart rate monitors. Radio-tagged harbor seals occasionally moved from Elkhorn Slongh to haul-out sites at Ano Nucvo, Monterey, Point Lobos. Yankee Point, and Point Sur, all returned to the slough. Harbor seals fed on the oceanic shelf, along the shelf break of the Monterey Submarine Canyon, and off Sunset State Beach. Twenty-eightTDRs were recovered (n=16,403 dives), more dives were recorded at night (mean=574 dives) than daytime (mean=337 dives). There was no difference in the duration or depth of dives between daytime and nighttime. Harbor seal dives sometimes exceeded 500 m depth and 30 min duration. Because of variable heart rates and the behavior of seals we were unable to determine if there was any effect of the ATOC-like sounds projected toward harbor seals underwater. Based on transmission loss, depth of dive, and distance harbor seal occur from shore, we concluded there is negligible chance that harbor seals would be affected by the ATOC sound source on Pioneer Seamount. |
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Harvey, James T. Eguchi, Tomoharu |
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Harvey, James T. Eguchi, Tomoharu |
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Harvey, James T. |
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Effects of ATOC Sounds on the Harbor Seal, Phoca Vitulina Richardsi, in Monterey Bay |
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Effects of ATOC Sounds on the Harbor Seal, Phoca Vitulina Richardsi, in Monterey Bay |
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Effects of ATOC Sounds on the Harbor Seal, Phoca Vitulina Richardsi, in Monterey Bay |
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Effects of ATOC Sounds on the Harbor Seal, Phoca Vitulina Richardsi, in Monterey Bay |
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Effects of ATOC Sounds on the Harbor Seal, Phoca Vitulina Richardsi, in Monterey Bay |
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effects of atoc sounds on the harbor seal, phoca vitulina richardsi, in monterey bay |
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1997 |
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http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA330718 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA330718 |
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ENVELOPE(-60.767,-60.767,-62.450,-62.450) ENVELOPE(-59.769,-59.769,-62.526,-62.526) |
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Lobos Yankee |
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Lobos Yankee |
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harbor seal Phoca vitulina |
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harbor seal Phoca vitulina |
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APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
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